You pray for rain, you gotta deal with the mud too. That's a part of it.

Black or white good parts are hard to come by. A good actor with a good opportunity has a shot; without the opportunity it doesn't matter how good you are.

I'd be more frightened by not using whatever abilities I'd been given. I'd be more frightened by procrastination and laziness.

My faith helps me understand that circumstances don't dictate my happiness, my inner peace.

You have to grab moments when they happen. I like to improvise and ad lib.

My mother used to tell me man gives the award, God gives the reward. I don't need another plaque.

I'm very proud to be black, but black is not all I am. That's my cultural historical background, my genetic makeup, but it's not all of who I am nor is it the basis from which I answer every question.

I never really had the classic struggle. I had faith.

If you have an enemy, then learn and know your enemy, don't just be mad at him or her.